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Cook County Circuit Court selects 15 to be appointed associate county judges
Six current judges have been reselected, and nine lawyers selected, by Cook County's elected circuit judges to serve as the county's newest associate judges. -
Cook County wants Bank of America's lawyers disqualified from representing witnesses in discriminatory lending case
Cook County cites irreparable conflict in 'drastic remedy' request -
Lake Forest developer claims Lincolnwood village prez, board wrongly blocked deal for 'Purple Hotel' site
A Lake Forest development company can move forward with its lawsuit against the Village of Lincolnwood and village board president Barry Bass over claims it was illegally shut out of a deal to develop on land where an iconic hotel once stood, but a federal court dismissed two of three counts. -
Cannabis dispensary hopefuls say state's licensing program is unconstitutional
Women allege they weren't allowed to change application address like other businesses -
Judge: Family of woman who fell out of wheelchair at Milwaukee airport, died days later, can't sue Alaska Airlines in IL
A federal judge says the family of a woman who died eight days after falling out of a wheelchair while disembarking from an Alaska Airlines aircraft in Milwaukee can't sue the airline in Illinois court. -
Appeals panel slashes $2.5M from award for woman 'tormented' by Ocwen, despite completing bankruptcy
A woman who suffered “torment” at the hands of loan servicer Ocwen in its attempt to collect debts from her, despite her successful completion of bankruptcy, will collect $2.5 million less than a jury said she should. -
Pipeline Health: Melrose Park hospital workers properly told facility was closing, WARN suit should be tossed
The parent company of Westlake Hospital in Melrose Park is arguing hospital workers had plenty of advance notice the facility was closing, contrary to a suit by the workers that alleges employees were "blindsided" when the owners abruptly shut down, allegedly violating federal labor law. -
HUGHES SOCOL PIERS RESNICK DYM LTD: Judge Mary Rowland Sworn-in Ceremony
On November 25th, in a formal investiture ceremony, former HSPRD partner Mary M. Rowland was sworn-in as an Article lll Federal Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. -
Appeals court: Company must honor agreement promising pensioners health care for life
CHICAGO -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled that a pension agreement that promised retired steelworkers and their families health care for life must be honored, even though the underlying benefits agreement was terminated by a successor to the original employer. -
Ex-Madigan staffer settles sex harassment, retaliation lawsuit vs IL Dems, Madigan political orgs
Alaina Hampton, a woman who has claimed Illinois Democrats, led by House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, blackballed her in retaliation for complaining a Madigan operative sexually harassed her, has settled her case with Madigan, the state Democratic Party and other Madigan-controlled political organizations. -
Plaintiffs claim Shutterfly tries end-run around putative class action by emailing site users
Lawyers leading a biometrics class action against online photo sharing site Shutterfly claim Shutterfly tried to trick potential class members into waiving their right to take part in the suit. -
Pritzker campaign committee says ex-campaign workers refusing to cooperate, discrimination suit should be tossed
Lawyers for Pritzker's campaign say the plaintiffs haven't cooperated in scheduling and taking depositions and other discovery, and so most of them should be tossed from the action. -
Feud rages among Edelson, McGuire firms for control of BIPA class actions vs timeclock vendors
Feud rages among Edelson, McGuire firms for control of BIPA class actions vs timeclock vendors -
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Dollar General to Pay $6 Million to Settle EEOC Class Race Discrimination Suit
Major retail chain Dollar General will pay $6 million and furnish other relief to settle a class race discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. -
Judge: Cook County demands Bank of America pay for 'discriminatory lending,' but did county actually lose tax money?
A federal judge says Cook County will need to show why Bank of America should be made to pay the county for lost tax revenue amid the foreclosure crisis, when the county didn't actually lose any tax money. -
Chicago could get new chance to take city lawsuit vs opioid makers to trial
As courts grapple with the bundle of litigation that has sprung up against the makers and distributors of opioid painkillers, the city of Chicago could yet secure its day in court, as an Ohio federal judge has ruled the city’s lawsuit against opioid makers should be sent back to federal court in Chicago for trial to help work toward a "global settlement." -
EEOC secures $6M 'consent decree' vs Dollar General over alleged racial discriminatory hiring practices
A federal judge has approved a consent decree ending years of contentious litigation between the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Dollar General concerning the EEOC’s regulatory action accusing the retailer of discriminatory hiring practices. -
Smollett demands Chicago cops, Nigerian brothers, others, pay him for allegedly making up, spreading 'hoax' attack story
Actor Jussie Smollett has doubled down on his claim he was attacked by racist white supporters of President Donald Trump, and has now demanded the city of Chicago and others be made to pay him for allegedly concocting and promoting the story Smollett had staged the January attack to advance his career. -
Judge nixes 'tit-for-tat' try to toss Chicago city lawyers accused of letting truck drivers be harassed over political discrimination suit
Two truck drivers had asked a judge to disqualify Chicago city lawyers they say are allowing O'Hare Airport officials to threaten and harass them in an attempt to get them to drop their lawsuit over retaliation for refusing to perform political work for Chicago city officials. -
Judge: Housing groups can keep suing Deutsche Bank over foreclosure home repair discrimination
The collective action vs Deutsche Bank and others over its maintenance of bank-owned homes in minority neighborhoods has been give new life.